Hi Dan L, Since the Azores are islands, land is pretty important. Generally, when a person dies, they are buried for 7 years. After that, their bones are dug up and placed in an ossuary. If the family wants the deceased there longer than 7 years, they may pay to have the person to stay there. It's like rent, the family would pay every month. If your wife's family has been paying on the graves, you will be in luck and may find something. Otherwise, there is nothing there. Cheri Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
On Fri, Jun 21, 2019 at 9:05 AM Dan LaRue <[email protected]> wrote: > Later this year we will be visiting Sao Miguel. My wife's ancestors > migrated from Nordeste to Massachusetts. I would like to find the graves of > her ancestors. They should have lived around the parish of Sao Jorge in > Nordeste. I would greatly appreciate any help. > > We will also be looking for the grave of a Benny Pimental who was born in > the United States but returned to, and died, on Sao Miguel. He would have > been born around 1895 and died on Sao Miguel about 1980. > > Thank you so much for any help. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/984c0d50-18d9-4e58-b177-74d5598eae95%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/984c0d50-18d9-4e58-b177-74d5598eae95%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_FN7PXfiVuxh6T1enEdWOBRy0-YAfsnOVBhQhZ_xMOnOw%40mail.gmail.com.
